Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Characters

Pierre Arronax is the protagonist and narrator of the novel. He is a 40-year-old Frenchman who is a professional naturalist (an expert in the field of natural history) and an assistant professor at the Museum… read analysis of Professor Pierre Arronax

Captain Nemo is the commander of the Nautilus, a submarine that he built in secret and on which he lives. Nemo is a highly mysterious person. His real name and national origin are never… read analysis of Captain Nemo

Ned Land is a highly talented harpooner from Quebec who joins Professor Arronax, Arronax’s servant Conseil, and Commander Farragut aboard the Abraham Lincoln in pursuit of a sea “monster.” Like Arronax, Ned is… read analysis of Ned Land

Conseil is a 30-year-old Flemish man who works as Arronax’s servant and joins him on the Abraham Lincoln expedition. He is devoted to Arronax almost to the point of parody, several times attempting to… read analysis of Conseil